User-specific dispensing system
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1. An interactive amusement system, the system comprising:
- a reader configured for reading a user-identifier associated with a user and associated with user-specific information of the user, wherein the user-specific information existed prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system;
a feature of a playfield; and
a processor in communication with the feature and the reader, the processor operable to execute coded instructions to interpret the user-identifier and configure the feature in response to the associated user-specific information such that the playfield is configured specifically for the user, wherein to configure the feature based upon the user-specific information includes activating the feature such that a difficulty of play is appropriate for the userwherein the user-specific information is one of the user'"'"'s name, address, age, gender, personal characteristic of the user, physical status of the user, legal authorization, role of the user within a group or team wherein the group or team existed prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system, a position played or preferred prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system for a sport, and a combination thereof.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system to physically dispense an item, including tangible items and/or services or features, on-site from a dispenser whereby the item to be dispensed is selected by the system based on user-specific or item-specific information. In an embodiment, the system selects the dispensed item based on both user-specific and item-specific information. In another embodiment the invention comprises a system that activates gaming features in a gaming device based on user-specific information. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a system incorporated into an interactive amusement system to activate features of a playfield based on user-specific information.
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1. An interactive amusement system, the system comprising:
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a reader configured for reading a user-identifier associated with a user and associated with user-specific information of the user, wherein the user-specific information existed prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system; a feature of a playfield; and a processor in communication with the feature and the reader, the processor operable to execute coded instructions to interpret the user-identifier and configure the feature in response to the associated user-specific information such that the playfield is configured specifically for the user, wherein to configure the feature based upon the user-specific information includes activating the feature such that a difficulty of play is appropriate for the user wherein the user-specific information is one of the user'"'"'s name, address, age, gender, personal characteristic of the user, physical status of the user, legal authorization, role of the user within a group or team wherein the group or team existed prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system, a position played or preferred prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system for a sport, and a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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18. An interactive amusement system, the system comprising:
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a reader configured for reading a user-identifier associated with a user and associated with at least one personal characteristic of a user, wherein the personal characteristic existed prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system; a feature of a playfield; and a processor in communication with the feature and the reader, the processor operable to execute coded instructions to interpret the user-identifier and configure the feature in response to the characteristic such that the amusement is more appropriate for the user wherein the at least one personal characteristics of the user is one of the user'"'"'s name, address, age, gender, personal characteristics of the user, physical status of the user, legal authorization, role of the user within a group or team wherein the group or team existed prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system, a position played or preferred prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system for a sport, and a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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41. An interactive amusement system, the system comprising:
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a reader configured for reading a user-identifier associated with a user and associated with user-specific information of the user, wherein the user-specific information existed prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system; a dispensing device operable to dispense an item; and a processor in communication with the dispensing device and the reader, the processor operable to execute coded instructions to interpret the user-identifier and configure the dispensing device in response to the associated user-specific information such that a dispensing motion of the item from the dispensing device is configured specifically for the user wherein the user-specific information is one of the user'"'"'s name, address, age, gender, personal characteristic of the user, physical status of the user, legal authorization, role of the user within a group or team wherein the group or team existed prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system, a position played or preferred prior to the user'"'"'s interaction with the system for a sport, and a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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